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Bensham Colliery
OS Grid Ref: NZ 24805 62200
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Bensham Colliery are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.
| Colliery | Location | Distance | Opened | Closed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feet Pit | nr. Coundon | 2.7m/4.4km | 1842 | ||
| A Pit | Wallsend | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Ada Pit | Heworth | 2.4m/3.9km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Adams Main Pit | Newcastle | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Allerdean Colliery | Lamesley | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| Andrews House Colliery | Whickham | 4.1m/6.6km | 1840 | Dec 1920 | |
| Ann Pit | Gateshead | 2.8m/4.6km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Ann Pit | Walker | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Aubone Pit | Benwell | 2.0m/3.2km | |||
| Axwell Colliery | Swalwell | 3.5m/5.6km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Axwell Park Colliery | Swalwell | 2.8m/4.6km | 1839 | 07 Aug 1954 | |
| Bagnall Colliery | Swalwell | 3.5m/5.6km | 1878 | 31 Dec 1887 | |
| Bakers Quarry | High Spen | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| Bank Top Quarry | Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.9m/4.7km | |||
| Basin Pit | Longbenton | 3.9m/6.3km | |||
| Battery Quarry | Heworth | 2.0m/3.2km | |||
| Beams Wheels Pit | Whickham | 0.9m/1.5km | |||
| Beaumont Pit | Benwell | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Beaumont Pit | Benwell | 1.5m/2.4km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| Bensham Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.5m/0.9km | |||
| Benton Colliery | Longbenton | 3.5m/5.6km | bef. 1760 | ||
| Benwell Colliery | Benwell | 2.1m/3.5km | 1766 | ||
| Bessie Pit | Blaydon Burn | 4.8m/7.8km | 1850s | 03 Nov 1956 | |
| Betsey Pit | Winlaton | 4.8m/7.8km | |||
| Betty Pit | Lamesley | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Betty Pit | Lamesley | 2.7m/4.4km | |||
| Bewicke Main Colliery | Birtley | 3.8m/6.1km | 1862 | 1932 | |
| Bigge's Main Colliery | Wallsend | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Billet Pit | Elswick | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Blackburn Fell Drift | nr. Sunniside | 3.6m/5.9km | Jul 1937 | Feb 1979 | |
| Blackhouse Colliery | Birtley | 4.5m/7.3km | 1913 | May 1932 | |
| Blakelaw Pit | Kenton | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Blaydon Brickworks | Blaydon | 3.7m/6.0km | |||
| Blaydon Main Colliery | Blaydon | 3.7m/6.0km | bef. 1828 | Mar 1921 | |
| Borehole Pit | Lamesley | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Boundry Pit | Harraton | 4.5m/7.3km | |||
| Bower Pit | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 4.4m/7.1km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Brandling Main | Felling | 1.6m/2.7km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| Brandling Pit | Gosofrth | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| Byermoor Colliery | Byermoor | 4.9m/7.9km | 1860 | 02 Feb 1968 | |
| Caroline Pit | Scotswood | 3.6m/5.8km | 1750 | 1959 | |
| Carrhill Quarry | Heworth | 1.1m/1.9km | |||
| Carr's Drift (Clay and Coal) | Denton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Centre Pit | Lamesley | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| Chance Pit | Lamesley | 2.5m/4.0km | |||
| Chapel Pit | Gateshead | 0.5m/0.9km | |||
| Charlotte Pit | Benwell | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Charlotte Pit | Walker | 3.4m/5.5km | bef. 1765 | ||
| Church Pit | Wallsend | 4.6m/7.4km | bef. 1782 | ||
| Church Quarry | Heworth | 1.8m/2.9km | |||
| Claxton Quarry | Gateshead | 0.7m/1.2km | |||
| Clockburn Drift | Winlaton Mill | 4.0m/6.4km | 1952 | Mar 1983 | |
| Clockmill Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.9m/1.5km | |||
| Content Pit | Blaydon | 4.0m/6.5km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Corn Pit | Lamesley | 2.7m/4.4km | |||
| Corner Pit | Lamesley | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Coxlodge Colliery | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 4.0m/6.4km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Crookbank Colliery | Burnopfield | 4.9m/7.9km | bef. 1847 | ||
| Crowhall Quarry | Felling | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Dean Pit | Lamesley | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| Deckham Hall Colliery | Gateshead | 0.7m/1.2km | Dec 1893 | ||
| Delaval Benwell Colliery | Scotswood | 2.5m/4.1km | 15 May 1901 | ||
| Delaval Pit | Benwell | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Delight Pit | Byker | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Delight Pit | Wallsend | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Denton Quarry | Denton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 3.5m/5.7km | |||
| Derwent Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.6m/1.1km | |||
| Derwent Crook Colliery | Low Fell | 1.1m/1.8km | bef. 1746 | ||
| Derwenthaugh Coking Plant | Blaydon-on-Tyne | 3.5m/5.6km | |||
| Doll Pit | Gateshead Fell | 1.6m/2.6km | |||
| Dunston Colliery | Dunston | 1.2m/2.0km | 1875 | Dec 1947 | |
| Dunston Garesfield Colliery | Dunston | 1.2m/2.0km | 1875 | Dec 1947 | |
| East Pit | Wallsend | 3.3m/5.4km | |||
| Edge Pit | Gateshead Fell | 1.5m/2.4km | |||
| Edith Pit | Swalwell | 2.6m/4.3km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Edward Pit | Winlaton | 4.7m/7.6km | |||
| Edward Pit | Benwell | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Edward Pit | Wallsend | 4.6m/7.4km | bef. 1782 | ||
| Eighton Colliery | Gateshead | 2.8m/4.6km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Ellison Main Colliery | Wrekenton | 2.2m/3.6km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Elswick Colliery | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.6m/2.6km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Elswick East Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| Elswick Middle Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.7m/2.8km | |||
| Elswick West Quarry | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.9m/3.1km | |||
| Emidy Pit | Lamesley | 2.6m/4.2km | |||
| Engine Pit | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.4km | |||
| Fair Pit | Wallsend | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| Fanny Pit | Gosforth | 3.8m/6.2km | |||
| Fanny Pit | Heworth | 2.4m/3.9km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Fanny Pit | Gateshead Fell | 1.7m/2.8km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Farewell Pit | Byker, Newcastle | 2.3m/3.8km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| Farnacres Colliery | Whickham | 0.8m/1.4km | |||
| Felling Colliery | Felling | 1.6m/2.7km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| Felling Quarry | Felling | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Flat Pit | Lamesley | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Follonsby Colliery | White Mare Pool | 3.6m/5.8km | 1911 | 08 Aug 1974 | |
| Fortune Pit | Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.6m/4.3km | 1736 | ||
| Francis Pit | Scotswood | 4.0m/6.5km | 1750 | 1959 | |
| Frederick Pit | Usworth | 4.8m/7.7km | 1874 | 01 Aug 1974 | |
| Freehold Pit | Blaydon | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Friar's Goose Colliery | Friar's Goose, Gateshead | 1.1m/1.8km | 1798 | 1926 | |
| Garden Pit | Blaydon | 4.2m/6.8km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Gellesfield Quarry | High Spen | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| George Pit | Lamesley | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| George Pit | Low Fell | 1.6m/2.7km | |||
| George Pit | nr. Newburn | 4.6m/7.5km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Glamis Pit | Kibblesworth | 3.7m/6.0km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Gosforth Colliery | Gosforth | 3.8m/6.2km | 1825 | ||
| Gosforth Pit | Wallsend | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Graymare Quarry | Gateshead | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Green Pit | Lamesley | 2.3m/3.8km | |||
| Hall Pit | Lamesley | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Hazard Pit | Blaydon | 3.5m/5.7km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Heaton Colliery | Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.6m/4.3km | 1736 | ||
| Heaton Quarry | Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.9m/4.7km | |||
| Hebburn Colliery | Hebburn | 4.5m/7.3km | 1792 | 1932 | |
| Hedge Pit | Longbenton | 4.3m/6.9km | |||
| Henry Pit | Wallsend | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| Henry Pit | Swalwell | 2.6m/4.3km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Heworth Burn Quarry | Heworth | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| Heworth Colliery | Heworth | 2.4m/3.9km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Heworth Quarry | Heworth | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| High Burn Quarry | Heworth | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| High Marley Hill Drift | Byermoor | 4.6m/7.5km | 1948 | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Hill Pit | Lamesley | 3.6m/5.9km | |||
| Holly Hill Pit | Felling | 1.9m/3.1km | |||
| Hope Pit | Gateshead Fell | 1.5m/2.5km | |||
| Isabella Pit | Wrekenton | 2.2m/3.6km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Jane Pit | Walker | 3.0m/4.8km | bef. 1765 | ||
| Jesmond Colliery | Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.4m/3.9km | |||
| John Pit | Felling | 1.5m/2.5km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| John Pit | Heworth | 2.3m/3.8km | 1700's | 29 Jun 1963 | |
| Jubilee/North Pit | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 4.0m/6.4km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Kenton Colliery | Kenton | 3.5m/5.6km | |||
| Kew Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 3.9m/6.3km | 1924 | ||
| Kibblesworth Colliery | Kibblesworth | 3.7m/6.0km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Kibblesworth Grange Drift | Kibblesworth | 3.6m/5.8km | 1914 | Dec 1932 | |
| Kibblesworth Quarry | Gateshead | 3.5m/5.7km | |||
| King Pit | Walker | 3.1m/5.1km | bef. 1765 | ||
| King Pit, Wrekenton | Wrekenton | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Lady Pit | Dunston | 0.8m/1.4km | |||
| Lady Pit | Fenham | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| Lamb Pit | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Landsale Pit | Lamesley | 2.3m/3.8km | |||
| Lane Pit | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.5km | |||
| Lawson's Main Colliery | Byker | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Lemington Quarry | Lemington, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 4.4m/7.1km | |||
| Letch Pit | Lamesley | 2.1m/3.4km | |||
| Lodge Pit | Marley Hill | 3.9m/6.3km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Long Benton Colliery | Longbenton | 3.5m/5.6km | bef. 1760 | ||
| Low Burn Quarry | Heworth | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Low Urpeth Colliery | Urpeth | 4.8m/7.7km | 1835 | 30 Mar 1957 | |
| Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 3.9m/6.3km | 1841 | 03 Mar 1983 | |
| Meadow Pit | Lamesley | 2.6m/4.3km | |||
| Mexico Pit | Farnacres, Gateshead | 1.0m/1.6km | |||
| Middle Pit | Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne | 2.4m/3.9km | |||
| Mill Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.6m/2.6km | |||
| Mill Pit | Lamesley | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Milner Pit | Blaydon | 4.4m/7.1km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Monkton Coking Plant | Hebburn | 4.1m/6.6km | |||
| Monkton Colliery | Monkton | 4.2m/6.8km | 15 May 1925 | ||
| Montagu Main Colliery | Scotswood | 3.5m/5.7km | 1750 | 13 Nov 1959 | |
| Mount Moor Colliery | Springwell | 3.3m/5.4km | bef. 1826 | May 1931 | |
| Mushroom Colliery | Newcastle-on-Tyne | 1.6m/2.6km | 1833 | ||
| Nanny Pit | Lamesley | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Nelly Pit | Lamesley | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| New Pit | Longbenton | 3.5m/5.6km | |||
| Nightingale Pit | Byker, Newcastle | 2.3m/3.8km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| North Banks / Marley Hill Colliery | Marley Hill | 3.9m/6.3km | 1700's | 1815 | |
| North Elswick Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 2.2m/3.6km | |||
| North Fenham Colliery | North Fenham, Newcastle | 2.9m/4.7km | |||
| North Pit | Lamesley | 1.8m/3.0km | |||
| North/Gin Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 3.9m/6.3km | 1924 | ||
| Norwood Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.9m/1.5km | |||
| Norwood Coking Plant | Dunston | 0.8m/1.4km | |||
| Norwood Colliery | Dunston | 0.8m/1.4km | |||
| Oakwellgate Colliery | Gateshead | 1.1m/1.9km | |||
| Ottovale Coking Plant | Blaydon | 4.6m/7.4km | Aug 1958 | ||
| Ouston Colliery | Ouston | 4.7m/7.6km | bef. 1815 | Jan 1959 | |
| Paradise Colliery | Benwell | 1.5m/2.4km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| Percy Pit | nr. Newburn | 4.6m/7.5km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Quarry Pit | Springwell | 1.8m/2.9km | |||
| Ravensworth Ann Colliery | nr. Birtley | 2.8m/4.6km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Ravensworth Betty Colliery | Lamesley | 2.8m/4.5km | |||
| Ravensworth Brick and Tile Works | Birtley | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| Ravensworth Grange Opencast | Kibblesworth | 3.3m/5.3km | |||
| Ravensworth Park Drift | Lamesley | 2.1m/3.4km | 1936 | 09 Mar 1968 | |
| Red Barns Extension Opencast | Hebburn | 4.0m/6.4km | |||
| Red Barns Opencast | Hebburn | 3.9m/6.3km | |||
| Redheugh Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.8m/1.3km | |||
| Redheugh Colliery | Gateshead | 0.3m/0.5km | 1872 | 28 May 1927 | |
| Regent/Engine Pit | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 4.0m/6.4km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Restoration Pit | Byker, Newcastle | 2.3m/3.8km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| Richard Pit | Willington Quay | 4.6m/7.5km | |||
| Riddell's Wallsend Colliery | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth | 4.0m/6.4km | bef. 1821 | 16 Jun 1894 | |
| Riding Drift | Lamesley | 4.2m/6.8km | 18 May 1929 | ||
| Rising Sun Colliery | Wallsend | 4.8m/7.8km | 1908 | 26 Apr 1969 | |
| Rising Sun Pit | Wallsend | 4.8m/7.8km | 1908 | 26 Apr 1969 | |
| Robert Pit | Kibblesworth | 3.7m/6.0km | 1842 | 04 Oct 1974 | |
| Rowleyhill Quarry | Gateshead | 3.0m/4.9km | |||
| Rush Pit | Lamesley | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Russell's Wallsend | Wallsend | 4.6m/7.4km | bef. 1782 | ||
| Shearlegs Pits | Felling | 1.1m/1.9km | |||
| Sheriff Hill Colliery | Wrekenton | 2.2m/3.6km | bef. 1793 | bef. 1895 | |
| Shipcote Colliery | Gateshead | 0.7m/1.2km | c. 1856 | 1880s | |
| Snipes Dene Pit | Rowlands Gill | 4.5m/7.2km | |||
| South Birtley Brick and Tile Works | Birtley | 4.8m/7.7km | |||
| South Birtley Colliery | Birtley | 4.8m/7.7km | 08 Feb 1922 | ||
| Speculation Pit | Blaydon | 3.6m/5.8km | Mar 1921 | ||
| Spital Tongues Colliery | Jesmond | 2.1m/3.4km | 1830's | 1858 | |
| Spring Pit | Lamesley | 2.3m/3.7km | |||
| Spring Pit | Lamesley | 3.0m/4.8km | |||
| Springwell (Vale Pit) | Springwell | 3.3m/5.4km | bef. 1826 | May 1931 | |
| Springwell Colliery | Springwell | 3.1m/5.0km | 17 Jan 1826 | Jun 1932 | |
| Springwell Quarry | Springwell | 3.1m/5.0km | |||
| St. Anthony's Colliery | Byker, Newcastle | 2.3m/3.8km | Bef. 1769 | ||
| St. Lawrence Colliery | Newcastle-on-Tyne | 1.6m/2.6km | 1833 | ||
| Stormont Main Colliery | Wrekenton | 2.5m/4.1km | |||
| Street Pit | Lamesley | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Swalwell Garesfield Colliery | Swalwell | 2.6m/4.3km | 1920? | Aug 1940 | |
| Team Colliery | Gateshead | 2.8m/4.6km | 1726 | 1973 | |
| Teams Fire Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.8m/1.3km | |||
| Thomas Pit | Low Fell | 1.4m/2.3km | |||
| Tinker Row Quarry | Marley Hill | 3.4m/5.5km | |||
| Trafalgar Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.5m/0.9km | |||
| Trial Pit | Farnacres, Gateshead | 1.0m/1.6km | |||
| Tyne Main Colliery | Friar's Goose, Gateshead | 1.1m/1.8km | 1798 | 1926 | |
| Tynevale Brick Works | Gateshead | 0.3m/0.6km | |||
| Union Brick Works | Birtley | 4.2m/6.8km | |||
| Union Brickworks Clay Pit | Birtley | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Upper Heworth Colliery | Heworth | 2.3m/3.8km | |||
| Urpeth Colliery | Urpeth | 4.8m/7.7km | 1835 | 30 Mar 1957 | |
| Usworth Colliery | Usworth | 4.8m/7.7km | 1845 | 01 Aug 1974 | |
| Vale Pit | Springwell | 3.3m/5.4km | bef. 1826 | May 1931 | |
| Venture Pit | Felling | 1.9m/3.1km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| Victoria Drift | Blaydon | 5.0m/8.0km | |||
| Victoria Pit | Usworth | 4.8m/7.7km | 1910 | 01 Aug 1974 | |
| View Pit | Scotswood | 3.5m/5.7km | 1765 | 1934 | |
| Walbottle Colliery | nr. Newburn | 4.6m/7.5km | bef. 1828 | ||
| Walker Colliery | Walker | 3.1m/5.1km | bef. 1765 | 1920 | |
| Wallsend Brickworks | Wallsend | 4.6m/7.4km | |||
| Wallsend Colliery | Wallsend | 4.6m/7.4km | bef. 1782 | ||
| Wardley Colliery | White Mare Pool | 3.5m/5.7km | 1855 | 08 Aug 1974 | |
| Wash Houses Pit | Birtley | 4.5m/7.3km | 1913 | May 1932 | |
| Washington Colliery | Washington | 4.8m/7.7km | bef. 1794 | ||
| Washington 'F' Pit | Washington | 4.5m/7.2km | 1777 | 21 Jun 1968 | |
| Watergate Colliery | nr. Sunniside | 2.1m/3.4km | 1924 | 20 Aug 1964 | |
| Way Pit | Lamesley | 3.8m/6.1km | |||
| Wellington Pit | Usworth | 4.8m/7.7km | 1845 | 01 Aug 1974 | |
| West Benwell Colliery | Benwell | 1.5m/2.4km | 1819 | 1848 | |
| West Denton Colliery | Lemington-on-Tyne | 3.9m/6.3km | 1924 | ||
| Whickham Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 2.8m/4.6km | |||
| Whickhambanks Colliery | Whickham, Gateshead | 2.8m/4.6km | |||
| Whin Pit | Lamesley | 4.0m/6.4km | |||
| White House Quarry | Springwell | 1.9m/3.1km | |||
| William Pit | Benwell | 1.9m/3.1km | |||
| William Pit | Felling | 1.3m/2.2km | 1779 | 1931 | |
| William Pit | Friar's Goose, Gateshead | 1.6m/2.7km | 1841 | 1926 | |
| Willie Pit | Heworth | 2.1m/3.5km | |||
| Windy Nook Quarry (Sandstone) | Gateshead | 2.0m/3.3km | |||
| Windyhill Quarry | High Spen | 3.5m/5.6km | |||
| Wittle Pit | Heworth | 2.3m/3.8km | |||
| Woodhouse Quarry | High Spen | 3.2m/5.2km | |||
| Wortley/Engine Pit | Elswick, Newcastle | 1.0m/1.6km | |||
| Yarmouth Pit | Lemington-on-Tyne | 3.9m/6.3km | 1924 |
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